Mandirrhbinj (Cracked Mud) This painting depicts the mandirrhbinj (cracked mud) near Barrihdjowkkeng outstation in the Tomkinson River district of central Arnhem Land. The billabong there is known for the many frogs which inhabit its marsh-like surroundings. The billabong dries up during the dry season and leaves traces of cracked mud Read more…
Bawáliba ‘Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect us and they recognise families. They are really tall – just like human beings, like us. They dance late at night and have a lot of hair. In olden times, long long Read more…
Bawáliba ‘Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect us and they recognise families. They are really tall – just like human beings, like us. They dance late at night and have a lot of hair. In olden times, long long Read more…
Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent) The rainbow serpent is a powerful ancestral being for Aboriginal people throughout Australia. Characteristics of the rainbow serpent vary greatly from group to group and also depending on the site. Often viewed as a female generative figure, the rainbow serpent can sometimes also be male. She has both Read more…
Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Such spirits feature importantly in relation to Aboriginal spirituality, cosmology, social and moral tales Read more…
Baru (Saltwater Crocodile) “It’s a long story.. this one of that saltwater crocodile we call Bäru” Bäru, Saltwater Crocodile also known as Marrchila in Burarra language came from the east, Baniyala belonging to the Maḏarrpa clan, travelling all the way across East Arnhem to Marcus’ homeland of Gamurra Gu-yurra, just Read more…
Milnmilngkan Artist Josephine Wurrkidj has depicted Milmilngkan, an outstation some 50km inland from Maningrida, and home of her late father, John Mawurndjul AM. It is a picturesque site near a billabong, and it is said that underneath the water lies the power of Ngalyod (the rainbow serpent). Kuninjku people say there are two Rainbow serpents. Read more…
Milnmilngkan Artist Josephine Wurrkidj has depicted Milmilngkan, an outstation some 50km inland from Maningrida, and home of her late father, John Mawurndjul AM. It is a picturesque site near a billabong, and it is said that underneath the water lies the power of Ngalyod (the rainbow serpent). Kuninjku people say there are two Rainbow serpents. Read more…
Milnmilngkan Artist Josephine Wurrkidj has depicted Milmilngkan, an outstation some 50km inland from Maningrida, and home of her late father, John Mawurndjul AM. It is a picturesque site near a billabong, and it is said that underneath the water lies the power of Ngalyod (the rainbow serpent). Kuninjku people say there are two Rainbow serpents. Read more…
Milnmilngkan Artist Josephine Wurrkidj has depicted Milmilngkan, an outstation some 50km inland from Maningrida, and home of her late father, John Mawurndjul AM. It is a picturesque site near a billabong, and it is said that underneath the water lies the power of Ngalyod (the rainbow serpent). Kuninjku people say there are two Rainbow serpents. Read more…